"Spanish-speaking parents say their children are facing more
bullying and taunts at school since Alabama's tough crackdown on illegal
immigration took effect last month. Many blame the name-calling on
fallout from the law, which has been widely covered in the news,
discussed in some...

"Whether the critics are correct in arguing that the law has created a
“chilling effect,” inducing families to pull their children out of
school, is harder to measure than it may seem. While daily absences by Hispanic students ranged as high as 5,143, or 15
percent of the Hispanic...

"Today, the Justice Department issued a letter to Alabama school
districts reminding them of their obligation under federal law that a
state may not deny a child equal access to public education based on
his or her immigration status. The department also requested
information regarding enrollment...

"The Supreme Court on Monday waded into a complicated dispute over a law aimed at keeping immigrant families together in a case that underscores the occasionally tense relationship between immigration proponents and the Obama administration as Congress debates immigration reform. The justices said...

"Fifteen journalists have been selected for a fellowship program on the educational, economic and social issues faced by immigrant children and their families. The Institute for Justice & Journalism is conducting its annual fellowship training program at Georgia State University in Atlanta,...

Teaching 'Immigration Law 101' to fifteen top journalists at: http://justicejournalism.org/events/journalism-fellowship-2015/
... so posting may be light until tomorrow...
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Human Rights Watch, May 15, 2017 - "New data analysis reveals that more than 10,000 parents of US citizen children are most likely detained every year in California by immigration authorities, Human Rights Watch said today. In light of new Trump administration policies likely to boost detention...

Meredith Hoffman, Associated Press, May 31, 2017 - "Afghan asylum seeker Samira Hakimi and her family members — three of them young children — have spent six months inside a Texas immigration lockdown, even though state lawmakers adjourned this week without passing legislation to circumvent...